Ferran Adria closed El Bulli in 2010, overcome by success, with a waiting list one million strong and losses just as high, a case of too many cooks for too much broth. From his hideout among the rocks of Dali’s surrealism, he has now moved to trendcity Barcelona with three restaurants: Tickets for fun tapas, 41 Experience exactly for that, and Pakta, the Japanese-Peruvian challenge to the boring sushi fad food cult (See also Albert and Ferran Adria’s Parallel 41).

The menu card is signed by all the Pakta team, led by Ferran Adria’s brother Albert, with headchefs Kyoko Ii of Japan and Jorge Muñoz of Peru, and pastry chef Matilde Rinaldis of Argentina. The kitchen staff is still enormous, twelve in total, plus five for service led by Zet Chung of Peru. There are eight nationalities at work, offering just two options, the 30 course Machu Picchu and a shortened version, Fujijama, always surprising, incredibly delicious and not at all heavy, the best of three continents inside Ferran Adria’s jewel.

You are quite the lucky dog since you were able to enjoy the “Hidden Jewel”. I love your smile in the picture! My wife is currently on the team of experts that is shaping up the famous “Bullipèdia” so I am quite familiar with Ferran Adrià’s world!